Yandex launches new taxi service in Uzbekistan
A new ride-hailing service called Fasten has appeared in the capital of Uzbekistan. The new Yandex product is aimed at young people and offers affordable prices.
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Yandex Eats starts operating in Uzbekistan
Yandex Eats, the food and restaurant order delivery division of Russian technology group Yandex , has launched operations in Uzbekistan. Users can currently access orders from 200 establishments in Tashkent. Going forward the service …
Yandex to launch hub in Istanbul in March - report
Yandex will launch a hub in Turkey, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. The hub comprising a coworking area and an office is in Istanbul, the source noted. "Yes, we are expanding the number of hubs. The new hub is …
Kudrin to serve as Yandex corporate development advisor
Former Russian Accounts Chamber boss, Alexey Kudrin, has reported that he accepted Yandex’s offer to become the company’s Corporate Development Advisor. "I have accepted Yandex’s offer to become Corporate …
Yandex, VK agree to swap Zen, New platforms for Delivery Club
Russian Internet companies VK and Yandex have signed binding agreements under which VK will acquire the Zen and News content platforms from Yandex in exchange for food and grocery delivery service Delivery Club, the companies announced. …
Yandex to buy Delivery Club?
VK and Sber are in talks to sell the Delivery Club food delivery service, TASS reports, citing a source familiar with the negotiations' course. "The companies are discussing options for a deal on Delivery …
Data center "Yandex" disconnected from electricity in Finland
In Mäntsälä, Finland, the Yandex data center was disconnected from the main power source and switched to a diesel generator. "The data center continues to operate in Finland. All our services are operating normally. …
Elena Bunina resigns from "Yandex" CEO post
Elena Bunina, CEO of Yandex, is leaving her post, the company's press service reports. "Elena Bunina is leaving the position of CEO of Yandex. Artem Savinovsky has been appointed acting CEO of Yandex in Russia", the report …
Khudaverdyan steps down as Executive Director and Deputy CEO at Yandex
Yandex, the leading search and ride-hailing provider in Russia, today announces that Tigran Khudaverdyan has stepped down with immediate effect from his positions as Executive Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Yandex N.V. and at its …
Yandex to spend $400-500 million on e-commerce
Russia’s Yandex, which on Tuesday reported a 2% rise in 2020 net profit, plans to spend $400 million-$500 million on an e-commerce push this year to help annual revenue reach 305-320 billion roubles ($4.1-4.3 billion), its finance chief said, Reuters reports
Yandex to buy Tinkoff Bank
Russian technology company Yandex has negotiated acquisition of Tinkoff Bank with TCS Group, the parent company of the bank, TCS Group says in its statement at the London Stock Exchange. The transaction amount will be $5.48 bln or …
Forbes publishes list of best employers in Russia
Forbes magazine has published its top-50 list of best employers in Russia. The top five includes Nornickel, Polyus, Gazprombank, Yandex …
Artyom Pylin: "Azerbaijan confidently enters Russian market"
Scientist of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Economics about Russian-Azerbaijani economic contacts
Big Russian firms to draft policy on big data
Russia's mobile operator MegaFon, Internet companies Yandex and Mail.Ru Group, research company oneFactor, and banks Sberbank and Tinkoff Bank have established an association to set up common principles and standards in the big data sphere, a …
Yandex and Uber to combine ride-hailing in Russia and beyond
Yandex.Taxi and Uber will combine their businesses in Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazakhstan. According to the report from Yandex, both Yandex.Taxi and Uber app will operate as before, driver apps, on the other …
Nagorno-Karabakh enters Yandex trending search list
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh has become one of the most popular search queries in Yandex in 2016 in the 'events' category. Such events as the parliamentary elections in Russia and the presidential elections in the United …
Tehran, Moscow to hold talks on Yandex operation renewal in Iran
Moscow and Tehran will hold talks on the resumption of the Russian search engine Yandex in Iran, whose ban can be removed before the end of the year, Iranian Minister of Communication Mahmoud Vaezi …
Iran blocks international version of Yandex
The international version of the search engine Yandex (yandex.com) was blocked in Iran, this information was confirmed by the press attaché of the Russian embassy in Tehran, Maxim Suslov. "The Iranian side said …
German Klimenko: Google and Facebook may be blocked in Russia
The adviser to the President of the Russian Federation on the internet, German Klimenko, stated that Google and Facebook may be blocked in Russia, so sooner or later they have to start to comply with Russian law. However, he …
Yandex has no plans for office in Tehran
Yandex rejects the statement of the Iranian Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Mahmoud Vaezi, about opening an office in Tehran. “Currently we have no plans to open new offices,” Trend …
